"ASTRO" My Tiger Oscar!

S.S. replied the topic: Re: "ASTRO" - My Tiger Oscar!

ehall67 wrote: got to love when they bite off more than they can chew !!!

and Astro looks so diff from the first picture in the set to the next few lol so dark there

He gets really moody whenever I put my hands inside the tank... but now he gets back to himself really quick instead of being sulked for days he also changes a lot from grey to fully dark depending on the mood

S.S. replied the topic: Re: "ASTRO" - My Tiger Oscar!

Today made a large WC about 70% why? That was the only way to move the tank a bit from the wall, just enough to make some changes in the filters.

Removed the Sun Sun inner filter and changed the way how the water was moving around in the tank.

Before I had each filter in each corner, sucking and returning water to the tank, that way I had to opposite currents.

Now I have only the larger flter JBL 1501GL that makes about 1.000lts/h (1.400 without no media and tubes) sucking in the right corner, the closest to the canister position that allowed for me to cut 55cm (22in) in the tube and in the opposite side I have the flute with 30cm (12in), previous the flute had 2x the size and was placed in the back now she's facing the side of the tank and sending the water across the tank in the direction of the sucking tube.

I know I have diminished the number of media but I was getting at the end of each week readings of No3 always under 5ppm. This way now I have less one filter inside the tank that gives more free space and less tubes inside the tank, besides having a current from side to side instead of two running against each other.

By the way what do you prefer, using a large exit (like the duck mouth) or a flute? Witch is best for water aeration and growing plants?